Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Cheteoscelis Prout, 1912 , in Wytsman. Genera Insect. 129 : 20 (key), 117.

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
GEOMETROIDEA : GEOMETRIDAE : GEOMETRINAE

Type-species:
Chlorosea bistriaria Packard , 1876 Rep. U.S. geol. geogr. Surv. Territ. (Monogr. Geometrid Moths U.S.) 10 : 378, pl.13, fig.55. .

Type-species designation:
by original designation

Type specimens:
Type(s), U.S.A.: Nevada.

Notes:
Parsons et al. (1999) included CALLISTEUMA Prout, 1912; CHETEOSCELIS Prout, 1912; EUNEMORIA Packard, 1873 [July]; and MEROCHLORA Prout, 1912 as junior synonyms of SYNCHLORA Guenée, 1857.